3. 4. A. in B. had 5. A. done Exercise 2. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. before the Soviet Union collapsed, the 13^th National Congress of the In 1988,a year to have "more friends and fewer enemies". So, it was not surprising when Viet Nam expressed interest in joining ASEAN as early as 1992, or when it did in fact join in July I 995. Viet Nam's membership of the grouping integrated its security with the whole of Southeast Asia and created favourable environment for economic development . This. in turn, raised Viet Nam's global image leading to increased cooperation with multiple players in the region and greater bargaining clout with super powers like the United States and China. As an ASEAN member, Viet Nam has worked hard to secure peace and reconciliation among Southeast Asian nations which were once deeply divided by war. Viet Nam was the first Indochinese country to join ASEAN , and its move helped end confrontation between the Indochinese bloc and ASEAN. Viet Nam has also helped ASEAN partner with non -regional players. Viet Nam also led efforts within ASEAN to ensure regional security Soon after becoming a member, Viet Nam signed the Treaty on the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zone and was one of the founding members of the ASEAN Regional Forum. But the most proactive steps by Hanoi towards regional stability have revolved around disputes in the East Sea. A direct claimant in the dispute . Viet Nam, along with the Philippines, has made constant efforts to put the East Sea on ASEAN's agenda "ensuring conflict is dealt with in a constructive way. Viet Nam has shown constant support for the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, ASEAN's Six-Point Principles on the East Sea, and the soon to- be-concluded Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea. Viet Nam calls for the settlement of disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seaincluding through regulations on respecting exclusive economic zones and the continental shelf of coastal countries. Viet Nam has remained committed to ASEAN since it joined in 1995 and Viet Nam is beginning to integrate further with the global community, and cooperation with ASEA)